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Test your knowledge: In which 1995 film did Bond ditch...

A sharp-looking 007 wanders through the bustling lab of inventor-to-the-spies, Q. Desmond Llewelyn, who played Q in 17 of the Bond films and sadly...
Published 21 February 2015
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News: Drivers could be refunded millions in "illegal"...

A new study by the RAC Foundation has revealed that millions of pounds-worth of parking tickets issued on private land could be illegal, and that...
Published 20 February 2015
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News: Infiniti's QX30 compact SUV takes fight to the...

Infiniti will unveil its QX30 Concept crossover SUV at the Geneva motor show next month, with Nissan's premium brand claiming it will "reignite the...
Published 20 February 2015
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News: Aston Martin takes aim at Porsche 911 GT3 with...

Since its launch in 1999, the Porsche 911 GT3 has been the racing-car-for-the-road of choice for true driving enthusiasts. But now Aston Martin is...
Published 19 February 2015
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News: Skoda reveals the thoroughly sensible new Superb

Some cars are so hot they require fireproof trousers to drive,but the new Skoda Superb is so sensible it should be sold with a pair of grey Farah...
Published 18 February 2015
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The giant killer returns: early ride in the 2015 Audi...

The R8 was Audi’s first supercar, born for the fast lane and more than capable of rubbing shoulders with elite machinery from Aston Martin, Ferrari...
Published 18 February 2015
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Video: Spy captures Bond escaping Spectre in Aston...

You can pack in as many girls and gadgets or puns and guns as you like, but no James Bond movie is complete without sports cars and chase scenes –...
Published 17 February 2015
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Are fuel companies trying to shore up their profits...

Q. Fuel costs may have gone down but so has the efficiency of my Hyundai Santa Fe V6. I used to expect to get about 500 miles out of a tank of petrol;...
Published 16 February 2015
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Despite new glow plugs I still have trouble starting...

Q. I have trouble starting my 52-plate diesel Peugeot when it’s cold. A garage replaced the glow plugs but to no effect...
Published 16 February 2015
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A pothole damaged my car's wheel and now I can't fit...

Q. Our Fiat 500C hit a pothole so bad that two wheels need replacing. I’ve had trouble fitting aftermarket wheels because of a pin sticking out...
Published 16 February 2015
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Letters of the week, February 15

This week: using mobile phones while driving, eating while driving and the Porsche 911
Published 16 February 2015
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A day in the life of a supercar supersalesman

A job with the supercar dealer Tom Hartley means looking sharp, jetting off to see clients, putting the family on hold — and Ferraris galore. Where...
Published 16 February 2015